Chapter 12, Problem 6SI

Explanation of Solution

Right of national government of the company:

“Yes”, the national government of the company has the right to use the system in the name of national security.

Reason:

Any company when develops a new product or a system, the company then patents it. Patent is the right permitted by the government to the inventor to protect his original work of creation from duplication for a limited time. Any other person cannot use, develop, or sell the creation without the permission of the original creator. Only government of the country has the right to make any alteration which they see fit.

When a company develops an encryption system and patents it then only the national government has the right to make necessary arrangement and use the property as they see fit as long as it does not leak the information of the system.

The security of the nation is prime important due to which the national government of the company has the right to use the encryption.

Right of national government of the company to restrict a product:

“Yes”, the national government of the company has the right to restrict the commercial use of the system in the name of national security...